phonotypy

[foh-nuh-tahy-pee]

noun

plural

phonotypies 

1. phonography.

phonotypy

/ ˈfəʊnəˌtaɪpɪ /

noun

1. the transcription of speech into phonetic symbols

Other Word Forms

• phonotypist noun
• phonotyper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of phonotypy¹

First recorded in 1875–80; phonotype + -y ³

Example Sentences

Six syllables out of seven are thus written as in full phonotypy.

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It is true that phonotypy would enable the child the more easily to master the art of spelling; but whether words meaning the same thing would be spelled alike by all writers is very questionable, as the most common words are frequently mispronounced; as, sech for such, gud for good, git for get, gut for got, etc.

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Phonotypy is a method of representing each of the elementary sounds by a distinct printed character or letter.

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And it seems highly probable, if it has not been fully proved, that children may at first be taught to read more readily, and with better articulation, from phonetic print, or phonotypy, as it has been called, than from books that exhibit words in their current or established orthography.

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